How to connect to IBM Cloud Object Storage Data from IntelliJ



Integrate connectivity to IBM Cloud Object Storage data with wizards in IntelliJ.

The CData JDBC Driver for IBM Cloud Object Storage enables you to access IBM Cloud Object Storage as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to IBM Cloud Object Storage data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for IBM Cloud Object Storage

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to IBM Cloud Object Storage data.

  1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.
  2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

    • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.ibmcloudobjectstorage.jar, located in the installation directory.
    • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.ibmcloudobjectstorage.IBMCloudObjectStorageDriver from the list.
    • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:ibmcloudobjectstorage: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

      Register a New Instance of Cloud Object Storage

      If you do not already have Cloud Object Storage in your IBM Cloud account, follow the procedure below to install an instance of SQL Query in your account:

      1. Log in to your IBM Cloud account.
      2. Navigate to the page, choose a name for your instance and click Create. You will be redirected to the instance of Cloud Object Storage you just created.

      Connecting using OAuth Authentication

      There are certain connection properties you need to set before you can connect. You can obtain these as follows:

      API Key

      To connect with IBM Cloud Object Storage, you need an API Key. You can obtain this as follows:

      1. Log in to your IBM Cloud account.
      2. Navigate to the Platform API Keys page.
      3. On the middle-right corner click "Create an IBM Cloud API Key" to create a new API Key.
      4. In the pop-up window, specify the API Key name and click "Create". Note the API Key as you can never access it again from the dashboard.

      Cloud Object Storage CRN

      If you have multiple accounts, you will need to specify the CloudObjectStorageCRN explicitly. To find the appropriate value, you can:

      • Query the Services view. This will list your IBM Cloud Object Storage instances along with the CRN for each.
      • Locate the CRN directly in IBM Cloud. To do so, navigate to your IBM Cloud Dashboard. In the Resource List, Under Storage, select your Cloud Object Storage resource to get its CRN.

      Connecting to Data

      You can now set the following to connect to data:

      • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
      • ApiKey: Set this to your API key which was noted during setup.
      • CloudObjectStorageCRN (Optional): Set this to the cloud object storage CRN you want to work with. While the connector attempts to retrieve this automatically, specifying this explicitly is recommended if you have more than Cloud Object Storage account.

      When you connect, the connector completes the OAuth process.

      1. Extracts the access token and authenticates requests.
      2. Saves OAuth values in OAuthSettingsLocation to be persisted across connections.

      Built-in Connection String Designer

      For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the IBM Cloud Object Storage JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.ibmcloudobjectstorage.jar

      Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

      A typical JDBC URL is the following:

      jdbc:ibmcloudobjectstorage:ApiKey=myApiKey;CloudObjectStorageCRN=MyInstanceCRN;Region=myRegion;OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=myOAuthClientSecret;

Edit and Save IBM Cloud Object Storage Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor.

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